Russian-Ukrainian war

Who works in the courts of first instance in the occupied part of Donetsk region
Articles - 21 June 2024

Who works in the courts of first instance in the occupied part of Donetsk region

The Donetsk occupation system of “justice” developed in 2014 is based on Ukrainian traitor judges, who have been the backbone of the judiciary of the illegal DPR formation all this time. Many have been working without a break for the second decade and have already taken their third oath of allegiance

Russians launch seventh massive strike on Ukraine’s energy system, causing widespread damage and injuries
News - 20 June 2024

Russians launch seventh massive strike on Ukraine’s energy system, causing widespread damage and injuries

Russian Armed Forces also targeted a thermal power plant belonging to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, injuring three power engineers and severely damaging the plant's equipment

Soldier of Armed Forces of Ukraine beheaded by Russians in Donetsk Oblast has been identified
News - 19 June 2024

Soldier of Armed Forces of Ukraine beheaded by Russians in Donetsk Oblast has been identified

Kostin added that this incident serves as another proof of Russia's state policy of disregarding international law and universal morality

Russians injured 22 civilians in a missile attack on the City of Poltava
News - 17 June 2024

Russians injured 22 civilians in a missile attack on the City of Poltava

According to early reports, Russians struck the civilian infrastructure with a Kh-59 cruise missile. Thereby, civilians have been injured. The Poltava Oblast Prosecutor’s Office clarified that 22 people required medical attention

Russians exploit foreigners as “cannon fodder” in their war against Ukraine – Ukraine’s UN envoy
News - 16 June 2024

Russians exploit foreigners as “cannon fodder” in their war against Ukraine – Ukraine’s UN envoy

Ukrainian intelligence states that Russia is running a global effort to recruit foreign mercenaries in at least 21 nations, including several in Africa

Zelenskyy called Putin’s ultimatum a revival of Russian Nazism
News - 15 June 2024

Zelenskyy called Putin’s ultimatum a revival of Russian Nazism

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called another series of statements by Putin manipulative. According to the MFA of Ukraine, Russia's statements aimed at misleading the international community, undermining diplomatic efforts to achieve a just peace and shattering the unity of the world majority around the purposes and principles of the UN Charter

“Our priority is to ensure victim-centered justice” – Interview with the Head of the Peace and Human Rights Program at the Swiss Embassy in Ukraine
Articles - 14 June 2024

“Our priority is to ensure victim-centered justice” – Interview with the Head of the Peace and Human Rights Program at the Swiss Embassy in Ukraine

On the eve of the summit, Vannay Gaetan, Head of the Peace and Human Rights Program at the Swiss Embassy in Ukraine, told ZMINA how his country is helping Ukraine in the war by searching for missing persons, conducting humanitarian demining, and ensuring justice for victims

Ukrainian media organisations strongly condemn pressure and threats against journalists of Texty
News - 13 June 2024

Ukrainian media organisations strongly condemn pressure and threats against journalists of Texty

Ukrainian media movement called on the U.S. Congress and Senate to cease the pressure on Texty.org.ua and not exploit Ukrainian media for internal American political competition in the run-up to the upcoming elections in the USA

Texty.org.ua editorial team faces pressure after publishing investigation into critics of U.S. aid to Ukraine
News - 13 June 2024

Texty.org.ua editorial team faces pressure after publishing investigation into critics of U.S. aid to Ukraine

Texty.org.ua views this campaign as an attack on freedom of speech and a display of chauvinism against the citizens of Ukraine

Nine civilians killed, 32 injured in Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on June 12
News - 13 June 2024

Nine civilians killed, 32 injured in Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on June 12

A day of mourning for those killed in a Russian attack will be declared in Kryvyi Rih on 14 June

Journalism under siege for over a decade in temporarily occupied Crimea: How Russia has stifled freedom of the press on the Ukrainian peninsula
News - 10 June 2024

Journalism under siege for over a decade in temporarily occupied Crimea: How Russia has stifled freedom of the press on the Ukrainian peninsula

The policy of destroying independent media deprives Crimean residents of access to information from independent journalists, creating a propaganda bubble

Russians killed one and injured 14 civilians in Ukraine on June 10
News - 10 June 2024

Russians killed one and injured 14 civilians in Ukraine on June 10

According to the HRMMU, the increase in civilian casualties was mainly due to attacks in Kharkiv region since 10 May related to a ground offensive launched by Russian armed forces from the Russian Federation into the Kharkiv region

Who is now administering “supreme” justice in the occupied territory of Donetsk region
Articles - 07 June 2024

Who is now administering “supreme” justice in the occupied territory of Donetsk region

Who took control of the so-called “Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic,” what motivated people from Russian regions to start working there, and to what extent local “elites” have retained their presence in the central judicial institution, read in ZMINA article.

Operation Blockbuster: why Russians shoot staged videos with detained Ukrainians
Articles - 06 June 2024

Operation Blockbuster: why Russians shoot staged videos with detained Ukrainians

ZMINA explored how Russian security forces and courts turn civilian Ukrainians into “terrorists” and why propagandists publish videos of their detentions and confessions

Who became “judges” in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region
Articles - 04 June 2024

Who became “judges” in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region

As for all kinds of natives of the Russian hinterland, the question of their prosecution by the Ukrainian authorities will depend on the degree of participation in war crimes against the civilian population

How Kremlin propaganda in the occupied territories of Ukraine has changed over 10 years
Articles - 03 June 2024

How Kremlin propaganda in the occupied territories of Ukraine has changed over 10 years

ZMINA traced how propaganda rhetoric has changed over the ten years of occupation of the Luhansk region and talked to media experts about narratives of Russian propaganda in the occupied territories of Ukraine, using the example of publications between 2015 and 2024

Death toll due to Russian attack on Kharkiv region on 31 May rises to nine
News - 01 June 2024

Death toll due to Russian attack on Kharkiv region on 31 May rises to nine

Fatalities include three women aged 39, 68 and 86 and four men aged 52, 64, 41 and 28

Who went to work in the “courts” in the occupied Kherson region
Articles - 30 May 2024

Who went to work in the “courts” in the occupied Kherson region

Read this article about how and from whom the “judicial bodies” were formed in the Kherson region and how impartial the new judges seem